Where does “Asparagaceae” come from?

Asparagaceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Asparagus, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Asparagaceae (Translingual): family and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae}}

Definitions

  1. family and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae}}

Ancestry of “Asparagaceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualAsparagusgenus
2Medieval Latinsparagus
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος